(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Brazil exceeds 2.96 million and the number of deaths is nearly 100,000

  China News Agency, Sao Paulo, August 7 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) According to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health at 18:50 on the 7th local time, there were 50,230 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Brazil that day, and a total of 2,964,442 confirmed cases; new deaths There were 1079 cases, 99572 deaths in total; 2068394 cases were cured.

On July 22, 2020, local time, at the Belo Horizonte Pampulha Airport in Minas Gerais, Brazil, members of the local military wear protective equipment and use "bubble stretchers" in the exercise to transport patients with new coronary pneumonia.

  At present, the number of confirmed cases and deaths in Brazil is still rising, and both data rank second in the world, second only to the United States. São Paulo State, the most severely affected state, has accumulated more than 608,000 confirmed cases; more than 24,000 deaths. In addition, Bahia and Ceara states have confirmed more than 187,000 and 185,000 cases respectively, Rio de Janeiro state has confirmed more than 175,000 cases, and Pará state has confirmed more than 164,000 cases. The Federal District where the capital Brasilia is located is also close to 120,000 confirmed cases.

  Brazilian President Bolsonaro visited a traffic project in Sao Vicente, Sao Paulo State on the 7th. During the period, he took off his mask, greeted the supporters and shook hands and embraced. Brazilian media claimed that Bolsonaro’s move violated Sao Paulo State’s regulations on mandatory wearing of masks and may be fined 500 reais (1 U.S. dollar equals 5.4 reais).

  The governor of São Paulo State, Joao Doria, announced that the resumption of public and private schools in the state will be postponed from September 8 to October 5. He said that the significance of students returning to the classroom is not limited to education, but also to solve some social problems and student dining problems. Schools and educational institutions must strictly comply with epidemic prevention requirements. The State Education Bureau promised that schools will receive disinfection and epidemic prevention supplies such as fabric masks, protective masks, laser thermometers, alcohol gels, soaps and tissues in early October.

  According to the Brazilian Bar and Restaurant Association, as of now, 62% of bars and restaurants in São Paulo have resumed business, but more than 54% of the stores have monthly incomes that can only reach 10% of the pre-epidemic income. (Finish)